Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. A new report highlights the growing body of research that links pesticides to the rampant rise of learning disabilities, childhood cancer and asthma in the United States, and calls for swift policy change to protect future generations. In particular, the report points out that children are more sick today than they were a generation ago, confronting serious health challenges from pesticides and other chemical exposures that their parents and grandparents were unlikely to face. The report entitled, A Generation in Jeopardy: How pesticides are undermining our childrenâs health and intelligence was released by Pesticide Action Network North America (PAN). It draws from academic and government research, focusing on studies published within the past five years, to chronicle the emerging threat of âwith over 1 billion pounds applied on farms and homes annuallyâ to childrenâs health.
